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   thrum

   /THrəm/

   noun

   • 1. (in weaving) an unwoven end of a warp thread, or a fringe of such ends, left in the loom when the finished cloth is cut away.
   • ▪ any short loose thread.

   verb

   • 1. cover or adorn (cloth or clothing) with ends of thread.

   Word Origin Old Englishthrum (only in tungethrum ‘ligament of the tongue’): of Germanic origin; related to Dutch dreum ‘thrum’ and German Trumm ‘end piece’. The current sense dates from Middle English.

   Derivatives

   • 1. thrummer noun
   • 2. thrummy adjective

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